Nashville, Tenn. - Burr & Forman LLP is pleased to announce that Nashville attorney John Paul Nefflen has been elected to the Board of Directors for Safe Haven Family Shelter. The Board of Directors is comprised of members from the Nashville community who support and lead the organization's programs, events and services. Nefflen will serve a three-year term effective Jan. 1, 2014.

Safe Haven Family Shelter is the only shelter-to-housing program of its kind in Middle Tennessee that accepts all members of a homeless family. The shelter keeps the family together and provides comprehensive services that empower them to achieve lasting self-sufficiency. More information can be found on their website at www.safehaven.org.

At Burr & Forman, Nefflen focuses his practice on commercial litigation, defense of personal injury claims, product liability, and employment matters.

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